2. THE GRANTS
The sun was shinning down on the Museum of Natural History, as a black Corvette pulled up to the building. There was a load of press outside the building with cameras flashing everywhere.
The door on the driver's side of the vehicle opened to reveal a tall light gray haired man wearing a dark brown fedora and plaid long sleeved tee shirt. The man pushed his way through the press toward the passenger door. He then opened the door and helped a younger and very beautiful blond haired woman get out of the car. She smiled as the man took her hand and they both moved toward the museum entrance paving through the sea of press members that were frequently asking the two questions or taking photographs.
This couple was well re-known Paleontologist Alan Grant and Paleobotanist Ellie Grant. The two had been married for two long and wonderful years now.
Before Ellie and Grant had married, Ellie was married to a Physicist named Mark Reiman. However, he tragically died on the dinosaur infested island known as Isla Sorna.
Since then, Ellie had been trying to put her life back together as well to give her children a dad. This dad however seemed even more nice and charming then Mark had ever been to her. Yeah, there was still an occasional fight between them, but who didn't have fights when in a relationship? Even best friends have fights. However, Grant seemed like a different person to her. Charlie and B'Elanna had always loved him and seemed to never even realize that their original dad had died. That may have been because they were so young when he did. They eventually just came to know Grant as their dad and the four had lived happily for a very long time since.
Alan Grant had never thought in his life that he'd become a husband again. After losing Julie all those years ago, because of her death, he was sure that no one would ever marry him again. Especially Ellie Sattler.
They had tried dating after the incident at Jurassic Park, but eventually realized that it wouldn't work out. However, fait gave them another chance at happiness after once again another Jurassic Park incident. This time they fell more in love then anyone could have ever dreamed of.
This love was the strongest bond that any relationship could hope to have, and the Grant's loved having it. Although Ellie and Grant have yet to have kids of their own Ellie was expecting one very soon.
The two love birds walked into the Museum, leaving the press behind to deal with the security guards at the front entrance, keeping them from entering the building. They continued forward toward a large meeting room with several art lovers and scientists seated in chairs in front of a stage with a podium. Alan Grant was about to make a very interesting speech about the wonderful devices that he'd been helping to develop for quite some time now along with several other people that had, at one time, been to one of the Jurassic Park islands, before they were destroyed.
Technology was a constant changing body of water that everyone wanted a piece at, and it seemed that Paleontology was now getting its full piece of the pie. Since InGen created Jurassic Park there had been little Paleontological funding or interest. However, after Isla Sorna was finally destroyed and people got over their protests of the animal's rights to live, people finally got back involved in dinosaur fossils and the Grant's and a few others were finally able to came up with a great idea. Since they'd both survived two Jurassic Park incidents, they knew very much about dinosaurs and InGen's monsters, so they decided to put both together in a technological advancement, putting machine into the area of dinosaurs by creating robotic dinosaurs based upon the InGen creations. This was able to keep the protesting from getting out of hand and eventually it all stopped.
The Grant's walked up the stage and Ellie sat down behind the podium very slowly as to not disturb the little person inside her, while Grant went to stand at the podium. The very nervous Paleontologist cleared his throat and began to give a short speech to his audience.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen," Grant began, smiling out at all of the faces in the room. "On this date, two years and three months ago, the island everyone knew as Isla Sorna was destroyed. Now after those events riots were held in all areas of Costa Rica as well as several deadly ones here in the U.S., which caused the injury of hundreds. Why did all of this occur you might ask? The reason is because the Humane Society and a team called Earth First were angered at the U.S. and Costa Rican governments for destroying the island and killing all of the creatures on it."
Grant took a pause looking out at all of the people in the audience. He was about to get to the point of this speech. His palms were sweating from all of the nervousness inside him, but he held that back as he continued on.
"After all of the riots I decided to end all of it in a way that would stop all of this fighting and make everyone happy. Seeing as which my lovely wife and myself have both survived two Jurassic Park incidents and the little fiasco in San Diego, we both as well as a few others know more about those animals then most people could ever hope to know. My conclusion to all of this fighting and to bring peace to the U.S. and Costa Rica again was Technology."
Technology was always changing when it came to anything. All of the advancements that had occurred in the past several years were amazing. Think of the computer. Computers had made people's lives more fun and easy then they could ever feel possible. The Internet was another example. Talk about a way to reach out and touch someone or something. The Internet was a very amazing advancement bringing people closer to finding out about things that they really wanted to know about. The advancement that the Grant's were talking about however was more robotic then anything else.
"Now we here at the Museum of Natural History, have created something that before would seem impossible. Ellie and myself have taken our knowledge of the InGen dinosaurs and created a robotic expedition that will make you feel like you are actually on Isla Sorna or Nublar. We have two different exhibits for each of the former islands. The robotic animals are spread out through the museum so that everyone may enjoy what the animals bring to you. You'll find the majority of these exhibits on the lower levels of the museum I might add. I can take questions now."
A hand raised in the room. "Have you got all of the known species here and ready to go or have there been snags in the making of the robotics?"
Grant nodded. "We have had several problems with our Dilophosaurus robots. They have been giving us lots of trouble and that's mainly due to the spitting capabilities that the animals possess."
"Will they be able to join the exhibit before it actually opens," asked the reporter.
"We're hoping so, but with the way things are going I'm beginning to doubt it. Are there any more questions?"
Several more hands in the room raised and Grant sighed sadly.
* * *
The meeting concluded and all of the reporters left the museum very excited over what they'd just heard in the briefing room. Grant and Ellie walked out of the room and started toward the control room talking amongst themselves very quietly, almost whispering how most lovebirds do.
"Dr. Grant," came a loud voice behind the couple.
Grant and Ellie turned around to see Dr. Hunter Coleman running toward them.
"Yes, Dr. Coleman, what is it," Grant asked smiling.
"Sir, first off, I'd like to say that it's a great honor to finally meet you and your wife in person. You both contributed more money then anyone else for the project here."
"We'll it's good to finally meet you as well," Ellie replied.
Hunter smiled. "The Dilophosaurs continue to act up. My team and I are having absolutely no luck with those robots. I'm afraid that you're going to have to get some more specialized people to-"
"Absolutely not," Grant said. "I'm not using more money from this museum to get more workers, just for those damn Spitters! I might try to see what Mr. Kirby wants to do about it since he's the money man, but I'm not hiring more hands!"
"Well I guess it doesn't really matter anyway," Hunter replied. "I won't have to worry about this project anymore. I'm going on an expedition and I'm leaving for San Francisco now. Goodbye. Again, it was good to meet you."
Hunter walked away from a confused Alan and Ellie Grant. He was now finally going to leave this horror of a Museum, and the strange people that he had to work with, for a trip to see something that he'd always dreamed of seeing, and that was in the Congo.
"Looks like Campbell was successful in getting Hunter," Ellie said.
"Yep," Grant replied. "I better call Ian and tell him the news." Grant and Ellie both walked toward their office to make the phone call.
The sun was shinning down on the Museum of Natural History, as a black Corvette pulled up to the building. There was a load of press outside the building with cameras flashing everywhere.
The door on the driver's side of the vehicle opened to reveal a tall light gray haired man wearing a dark brown fedora and plaid long sleeved tee shirt. The man pushed his way through the press toward the passenger door. He then opened the door and helped a younger and very beautiful blond haired woman get out of the car. She smiled as the man took her hand and they both moved toward the museum entrance paving through the sea of press members that were frequently asking the two questions or taking photographs.
This couple was well re-known Paleontologist Alan Grant and Paleobotanist Ellie Grant. The two had been married for two long and wonderful years now.
Before Ellie and Grant had married, Ellie was married to a Physicist named Mark Reiman. However, he tragically died on the dinosaur infested island known as Isla Sorna.
Since then, Ellie had been trying to put her life back together as well to give her children a dad. This dad however seemed even more nice and charming then Mark had ever been to her. Yeah, there was still an occasional fight between them, but who didn't have fights when in a relationship? Even best friends have fights. However, Grant seemed like a different person to her. Charlie and B'Elanna had always loved him and seemed to never even realize that their original dad had died. That may have been because they were so young when he did. They eventually just came to know Grant as their dad and the four had lived happily for a very long time since.
Alan Grant had never thought in his life that he'd become a husband again. After losing Julie all those years ago, because of her death, he was sure that no one would ever marry him again. Especially Ellie Sattler.
They had tried dating after the incident at Jurassic Park, but eventually realized that it wouldn't work out. However, fait gave them another chance at happiness after once again another Jurassic Park incident. This time they fell more in love then anyone could have ever dreamed of.
This love was the strongest bond that any relationship could hope to have, and the Grant's loved having it. Although Ellie and Grant have yet to have kids of their own Ellie was expecting one very soon.
The two love birds walked into the Museum, leaving the press behind to deal with the security guards at the front entrance, keeping them from entering the building. They continued forward toward a large meeting room with several art lovers and scientists seated in chairs in front of a stage with a podium. Alan Grant was about to make a very interesting speech about the wonderful devices that he'd been helping to develop for quite some time now along with several other people that had, at one time, been to one of the Jurassic Park islands, before they were destroyed.
Technology was a constant changing body of water that everyone wanted a piece at, and it seemed that Paleontology was now getting its full piece of the pie. Since InGen created Jurassic Park there had been little Paleontological funding or interest. However, after Isla Sorna was finally destroyed and people got over their protests of the animal's rights to live, people finally got back involved in dinosaur fossils and the Grant's and a few others were finally able to came up with a great idea. Since they'd both survived two Jurassic Park incidents, they knew very much about dinosaurs and InGen's monsters, so they decided to put both together in a technological advancement, putting machine into the area of dinosaurs by creating robotic dinosaurs based upon the InGen creations. This was able to keep the protesting from getting out of hand and eventually it all stopped.
The Grant's walked up the stage and Ellie sat down behind the podium very slowly as to not disturb the little person inside her, while Grant went to stand at the podium. The very nervous Paleontologist cleared his throat and began to give a short speech to his audience.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen," Grant began, smiling out at all of the faces in the room. "On this date, two years and three months ago, the island everyone knew as Isla Sorna was destroyed. Now after those events riots were held in all areas of Costa Rica as well as several deadly ones here in the U.S., which caused the injury of hundreds. Why did all of this occur you might ask? The reason is because the Humane Society and a team called Earth First were angered at the U.S. and Costa Rican governments for destroying the island and killing all of the creatures on it."
Grant took a pause looking out at all of the people in the audience. He was about to get to the point of this speech. His palms were sweating from all of the nervousness inside him, but he held that back as he continued on.
"After all of the riots I decided to end all of it in a way that would stop all of this fighting and make everyone happy. Seeing as which my lovely wife and myself have both survived two Jurassic Park incidents and the little fiasco in San Diego, we both as well as a few others know more about those animals then most people could ever hope to know. My conclusion to all of this fighting and to bring peace to the U.S. and Costa Rica again was Technology."
Technology was always changing when it came to anything. All of the advancements that had occurred in the past several years were amazing. Think of the computer. Computers had made people's lives more fun and easy then they could ever feel possible. The Internet was another example. Talk about a way to reach out and touch someone or something. The Internet was a very amazing advancement bringing people closer to finding out about things that they really wanted to know about. The advancement that the Grant's were talking about however was more robotic then anything else.
"Now we here at the Museum of Natural History, have created something that before would seem impossible. Ellie and myself have taken our knowledge of the InGen dinosaurs and created a robotic expedition that will make you feel like you are actually on Isla Sorna or Nublar. We have two different exhibits for each of the former islands. The robotic animals are spread out through the museum so that everyone may enjoy what the animals bring to you. You'll find the majority of these exhibits on the lower levels of the museum I might add. I can take questions now."
A hand raised in the room. "Have you got all of the known species here and ready to go or have there been snags in the making of the robotics?"
Grant nodded. "We have had several problems with our Dilophosaurus robots. They have been giving us lots of trouble and that's mainly due to the spitting capabilities that the animals possess."
"Will they be able to join the exhibit before it actually opens," asked the reporter.
"We're hoping so, but with the way things are going I'm beginning to doubt it. Are there any more questions?"
Several more hands in the room raised and Grant sighed sadly.
* * *
The meeting concluded and all of the reporters left the museum very excited over what they'd just heard in the briefing room. Grant and Ellie walked out of the room and started toward the control room talking amongst themselves very quietly, almost whispering how most lovebirds do.
"Dr. Grant," came a loud voice behind the couple.
Grant and Ellie turned around to see Dr. Hunter Coleman running toward them.
"Yes, Dr. Coleman, what is it," Grant asked smiling.
"Sir, first off, I'd like to say that it's a great honor to finally meet you and your wife in person. You both contributed more money then anyone else for the project here."
"We'll it's good to finally meet you as well," Ellie replied.
Hunter smiled. "The Dilophosaurs continue to act up. My team and I are having absolutely no luck with those robots. I'm afraid that you're going to have to get some more specialized people to-"
"Absolutely not," Grant said. "I'm not using more money from this museum to get more workers, just for those damn Spitters! I might try to see what Mr. Kirby wants to do about it since he's the money man, but I'm not hiring more hands!"
"Well I guess it doesn't really matter anyway," Hunter replied. "I won't have to worry about this project anymore. I'm going on an expedition and I'm leaving for San Francisco now. Goodbye. Again, it was good to meet you."
Hunter walked away from a confused Alan and Ellie Grant. He was now finally going to leave this horror of a Museum, and the strange people that he had to work with, for a trip to see something that he'd always dreamed of seeing, and that was in the Congo.
"Looks like Campbell was successful in getting Hunter," Ellie said.
"Yep," Grant replied. "I better call Ian and tell him the news." Grant and Ellie both walked toward their office to make the phone call.